CFP: Writing Travel (book series)

Parlor Press announces a new series, "Writing Travel." We seek manuscriptsrelated to the new field of travel studies. Proposals for any of thefollowing are welcome:

Original travel writing; Editions of out-of-print travel books or previously unpublished travelmemoirs; English translations of important travel books in other languages; Theoretical and historical treatments of ways in which travel and travelwriting engage such questions as religion, nationalism/cosmopolitanism, andempire; gender and sexuality; race, ethnicity, and immigration; and thehistory of the book, print culture, and translation. Biographies of significant travelers or groups of travelers (including butnot limited to pilgrims, missionaries, anthropologists, tourists, explorers,immigrants) Critical studies of the works of significant travelers or groups oftravelers; Pedagogy of travel and travel literature and its place in curricula.

Please submit a proposal that outlines the rationale and projected audiencefor the book and its relation to other books in the field; include the book'stable of contents or a chapter outline, the estimated length and thetimetable for completion, and the introduction and a sample chapter. Pleasesend the c.v. of the author or editor as well.